Acetaminophen Not Effective for Low Back Pain; Chiropractic Is!

04/28/2015

Ibuprofen or acetaminophen for back pain and related conditions?

How often have Montreal low back pain patients asked this?! They’re
both over-the-counter analgesic drugs. Everyone knows them. But some recent
studies Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has read will surely interest our Montreal
low back pain patients the next time their back hurts and they reach for one of
these.

To start, one set of researchers compared ibuprofen and
paracetamol (acetaminophen) for chronic pain conditions like back pain,
migraine, osteoarthritis, cancer pain, etc. In their review of several studies,
they found that ibuprofen usually satisfied patients’ desire for pain relief. Neither was effective for
everyone. So this study questions the use of acetaminophen as the first-line,
go-to drug for chronic pain. (1) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic admires these researchers’ curiosity
about ibuprofen versus acetaminophen for back pain. It surely set the stage for
more studies.

A more recent research report states outright that
paracetamol (acetaminophen) is ineffective for low back pain treatment. It goes
on to state that acetaminophen gives minimal short term relief to patients
suffering with osteoarthritis! (2) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic bets this report will get
some attention! Acetaminophen is so often recommended for relief of low back
pain and osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. These researchers question that
recommendation.

Astonishingly, another research paper comes right out and
states that “no high-quality evidence supports this recommendation” of
acetaminophen as the first-line painkiller for acute low-back pain. (3) That’s
ok though for Montreal back pain patients. Chiropractic care at
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is a great first-line care option for back pain relief!

Further, one more paper says that up to 4000mg of
paracetamol (acetaminophen) is ineffective for acute low back pain. (4)
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic knows that this may make our chiropractic patients think twice
before taking acetaminophen next time...and call Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic instead!

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